Women in literature
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works which discuss the representation of women in literature. Works on women authors as a class of persons are entered under Women authors. Collections of works written by women are entered under the subdivision Women authors following the name of national literature and genre, e.g. American fiction--Women authors. Collections of works in two or more literary forms written about women are entered under Women--Literary collections.
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Haunting space and place in Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House' and Helen Oyeyemi's White is for Witching , 2020
Item — Call number MU Thesis Nad
Identifier: b7930275
Introduction [excerpt]
I argue that Jackson and Oyeyemi escape the underlying patriarchal connontations of the novel and writing by creating temporal spaces within their texts for the purpose of discussing gender issues facing middle-class women at their time. By placing temporal space within the houses, Jackson and Oyeyemi demonstrate that both social norms and change are born in the home. Analyzing the writing techniques of these authors, I address the social commentary made within each novel. In Chapter 1, I...
Dates:
2020